Genoa vs Napoli

7 February 2026 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Davide Massa

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Ruslan Malinovskiy 3’ (pen)
  • Lorenzo Colombo 57’
  • Rasmus Højlund 20’, 90+5’ (pen)
  • Scott McTominay 22’

Match summary

Napoli came from behind to win 3-2 away at Genoa, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Napoli led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Ruslan Malinovskiy put Genoa ahead from the penalty spot in the 3rd minute, Rasmus Højlund equalised in the 20th minute, and Scott McTominay put Napoli in front in the 22nd minute, set up by Amir Rrahmani. In the second half, Lorenzo Colombo equalised in the 57th minute and Højlund won it from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Napoli created 1.95 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Genoa's 1.32 from 12. Napoli had a player sent off.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%
12 Shots 14
3 Shots on target 5
4 Corners 3
108 Attacks 82
47 Dangerous attacks 22
313 Passes 501
80% Pass accuracy 84%
25 Tackles 15
16 Fouls 12
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Genoa Napoli
Kick-off
VAR review
1’
2’
Alex MeretFoul
Ruslan MalinovskyiPenalty1-0 (Genoa)
3’
12’
Rasmus HøjlundShot on target
20’
Rasmus HøjlundLeft foot shot1-1 (Napoli)
20’
Scott McTominayShot on target
21’
Scott McTominayRight foot shot1-2 (Napoli)
Ruslan MalinovskiyShot on target
40’
Half-time1-2
46’
GiovaneScott McTominayInjury
Second half underway
Johan VásquezFoul
50’
Lorenzo ColomboLeft foot shot2-2 (Genoa)
57’
59’
Juan JesusFoul
60’
Sam BeukemaAlessandro Buongiorno
Caleb EkubanLorenzo Colombo
64’
Patrizio MasiniRuslan Malinovskyi
74’
Junior MessiasAarón Martín
74’
76’
Juan JesusSecond yellowFoul
77’
Mathías OliveraGiovane
Alessandro MarcandalliFoul
82’
Maxwel CornetVitinha
89’
90+2’
Leonardo Spinazzola
90+3’
VAR review
90+5’
Rasmus HøjlundPenalty2-3 (Napoli)
Full-time2-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 1.95 3’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), 1-0 3’ 20’ Rasmus Højlund (Napoli), 1-1 20’ 22’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), 1-2 22’ 57’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), 2-2 57’ 90+5’ Rasmus Højlund (Napoli), 2-3 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 1.95 3’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), 1-0 Malinovskiy 3’ 20’ Rasmus Højlund (Napoli), 1-1 Højlund 20’ 22’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), 1-2 McTominay 22’ 57’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), 2-2 Colombo 57’ 90+5’ Rasmus Højlund (Napoli), 2-3 Højlund 90+5’
Genoa 1.32 xGNapoli 1.95 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Napoli attacking Genoa attacking 
3’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+5’ Rasmus Højlund (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 20’ Rasmus Højlund (Napoli), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 57’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 63’ Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 61’ Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 20’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 28’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 16’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 35’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 63’ Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Rasmus Højlund (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Junior Messias (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Antonio Vergara (Napoli), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 77’ Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 3’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+5’ Rasmus Højlund (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 20’ Rasmus Højlund (Napoli), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 57’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 63’ Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 61’ Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 20’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 28’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 16’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 35’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 63’ Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Rasmus Højlund (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Junior Messias (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Antonio Vergara (Napoli), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 22’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, goal
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Lineups

Genoa 3-5-2 Starting XI
Bijlow
Marcandalli
Østigård
Vásquez
Norton-Cuffy
Malinovskyi 74’
Frendrup
Ellertsson
Martín 74’
Vitinha 89’
Colombo 64’
Napoli 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Meret
Jesus
Buongiorno 60’
Rrahmani
Spinazzola
McTominay 46’
Lobotka
Gutiérrez
Elmas
Vergara
Højlund 2

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Justin Bijlow GK900 0.000.000
Alessandro Marcandalli DEF900 0.000.000
Johan Vásquez DEF900 0.000.000
Leo Østigard DEF900 0.000.101
Brooke Norton-Cuffy MID901 0.020.021
Aarón Martín MID760 0.000.021
Morten Frendrup MID900 0.000.091
Mikael Ellertsson MID901 0.020.000
Ruslan Malinovskiy MID7614 0.820.042
Vitinha FWD902 0.120.000
Lorenzo Colombo FWD6613 0.330.000
Caleb Ekuban Sub240 0.000.000
Junior Messias Sub141 0.020.000
Patrizio Masini Sub140 0.000.000
Maxwel Cornet Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Genoa win 23% Avg odds 4.13
Draw 31% Avg odds 2.99
Napoli win 46% Avg odds 2.05

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Genoa DWDWL
Napoli DDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Napoli 2-1 Genoa, 05 Oct 25 Next meeting: Genoa 0-2 Napoli, 22 Aug 26  All Genoa vs Napoli meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.